Cassandra Olds advises on tick bite prevention during tick season

10 articles · Updated · Hays Post · May 7

The K-State entomologist urged people in Kansas to avoid long grass, tuck clothing in and check their bodies after coming indoors.
She said attached ticks typically need 24 to 48 hours to begin feeding enough to raise pathogen transmission risk, and advised removing them firmly and freezing specimens for possible identification.
Olds said common Kansas species include American dog, lone star, winter and blacklegged ticks, which can spread Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick paralysis and alpha-gal syndrome.

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